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• JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER OUT AS GAY
• JAKE DANIELS: WHY BLACKPOOL PLAYER’S CISN TO E OUT AS GAY MATTERS
• JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FORWARD BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
• JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST UK MALE FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY SCE 1990
• BLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE OPENLY GAY MALE FOOTBALLER 32 YEARS
• SOCCER PLAYER JAKE DANIELS, 18, SAYS HE FOUND HIS 'SOULMATE' PARTNER, 46, AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY
• BLACKPOOL FC'S JAKE DANIELS OUT AS GAY: 'I’VE HATED LYG MY WHOLE LIFE'
• WHO IS JAKE DANIELS? BLACKPOOL PLAYER OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
• BLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER ENGLISH FOOTBALL SCE JT FASHANU
• 17-YEAR-OLD IS FIRST ACTIVE UK PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY S
• LGBT GROUPS ACCE FIFA OF HYPOCRISY FOR PUBLICLY SUPPORTG UK SOCCER'S FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER 30 YEARS, BUT READILY HOSTG A WORLD CUP QATAR
• JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER, 17, OUT, BEG ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER BRA
• SOCCER STAR JAKE DANIELS COM OUT, BE UK'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MEN'S PLAYER 32 YEARS
• BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST ACTIVE OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL PLAYER BRA
• BLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE MALE SOCCER PLAYER TO E OUT AS GAY
• SPORTBLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS, SPIRED BY ALAI'S UNED JOSH CAVALLO, OUT AS GAY
• JAKE DANIELS CAME OUT BEG THE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE GAY FOOTBALL PLAYER IN 30 YEARS

JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER OUT AS GAY

Media ptn, WATCH: 'I am ready to be myself' - Jake DanielsJake Daniels is the first profsnal footballer the UK men's game for more than 30 years to e out as gay while still playg. "I've known my whole life that I'm gay, and I now feel that I'm ready to e out and be myself.

"Before Jake, Josh Cavallo - who plays for Alai Uned Atralia - was the only openly gay top-flight male profsnal footballer the world, havg e out last do 'g out' mean?

JAKE DANIELS: WHY BLACKPOOL PLAYER’S CISN TO E OUT AS GAY MATTERS

Comg out of the closet, often shortened to g out, is when a person shar wh others that they are lbian, gay, bi and/or trans (LGBT) out is different for everyone and n take some time to get to a pot where someone feels fortable and nfint enough to tell other is this important? Only four male profsnal football players who have played the UK have shared that they were gay - Thomas Beattie, Jt Fashanu, Thomas Hzlsperger and Robbie Jake Daniels, only Jt Fashanu revealed he was gay whilst he was still playg football 1990. The other three shared that they were gay after retirg om after g out Jt Fashanu suffered om homophobic bullyg and harassment before he died do LGBTQ+ stand for?

LGBTQ+ stands for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer. The + is an clive symbol to mean 'and others' to clu people of all ptn, WATCH: Gay footballers talk about their experienc the game (June 2020)Thomas Beattie, who was a former youth player for English club Hull Cy, said that he felt that he uldn't announce that he was gay while still playg: "I lerally felt like I had to sacrifice one of the two: who I am, or the sport I loved, " he there are now chari and anisatns that mpaign to make football more clive and a safe place for the LGBTQ+ muny. "To e out publicly as the first openly gay player men's profsnal football the UK the last 30 years tak urage.

"'I want to be a role mol'Media ptn, What is homophobia? Speakg about how g out will change his life Daniels said: "Of urse I am aware that there will be a reactn to this and some of will be homophobic, maybe a stadium and on social media. I am ready to be myself - DanielsBlackpool's Jake Daniels said his cisn to e out as the UK's only openly gay active male profsnal footballer would allow him to be "ee and nfint" Champnship club forward is the first profsnal the UK men's game for more than 30 years to e out while still playg.

JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FORWARD BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

"Jt Fashanu was the last active men's profsnal footballer the UK to e out durg his playg reer, featurg for clubs England and Stland after announcg October 1990 that he was gay. Alai Uned player Josh Cavallo is the only current openly gay top-flight male profsnal footballer the world, havg e out last October.

JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST UK MALE FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY SCE 1990

"'I've been hidg who I am'Jake Daniels ma his Blackpool first-team but agast Peterborough on 7 MayDaniels said he had known he was gay sce the age of five or six and that his girliends school were "a massive ver-up" said: "In school people even ed to ask me: 'Are you sure you aren't gay?

"Of urse I am aware that there will be a reactn to this and some of will be homophobic, maybe a stadium and on social media, " Daniels add. External-lk "I've known my whole life that I'm gay, and I now feel that I'm ready to e out and be myself.

BLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE OPENLY GAY MALE FOOTBALLER 32 YEARS

"'Incredibly proud'Thomas Hzlsperger: The past seven years have been a fantastic journey (Febary 2021)Before Daniels' announcement, Fashanu was the only male footballer to have e out as gay while playg profsnally the UK. Speakg on behalf of the foundatn set up memory of her uncle, who killed himself 1998, Amal Fashanu said there is still homophobia football and lled for to be treated wh "zero tolerance" add: "Jake's announcement will e as a huge fort to the many footballers at all levels of the game, om grass roots to the profsnal leagu, still secretly livg as gay and who still feel unable to e out.

"There are a number of openly gay players women's football, and several men's players have e out once their playg reers were England ternatnal Casey Stoney said Daniels had shown "guts and urage" add: "Good for you for steppg out of the mould and for beg thentilly you. "Jt Fashanu: 30 years sce footballer me out (October 2020)Listen: Euro Leagu - Hzlsperger's 'fantastic' journey sce g out (Febary 2021)Jt Fashanu: Natnal Football Mm Hall of Fame ductn 'served' (Febary 2021)Former Aston Villa, Stuttgart, Wt Ham and Everton player Thomas Hzlsperger - who me out as gay 2013, shortly after retirg - ngratulated Daniels.

SOCCER PLAYER JAKE DANIELS, 18, SAYS HE FOUND HIS 'SOULMATE' PARTNER, 46, AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY

When 17-year-old Jake Daniels publicly me out as a gay on Monday, phon pged as the UK’s media raced to ph out news alerts. “I’ve known my whole life that I’m gay, and I now feel that I’m ready to e out and be myself, ” the English footballer said his statement. Until Monday, Alai Uned’s Josh Cavallo was the only current openly gay top-flight male profsnal footballer the world.

Daniels is the first profsnal male player to e out as gay the UK the last 30 years, says the Brish LGBTQ advocy group Stonewall. Jt Fashanu was the first and, until now, only active male profsnal footballer the UK to speak publicly about beg a gay man. It was only last month that a football fan was banned om watchg live football by a Brish urt for three years for shoutg homophobic abe at a Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albn and Arsenal October 2021.

Men’s profsnal football is still behd the women’s game – there were 40 openly gay, lbian and bisexual players at the 2019 Women’s World Cup – and other sports. Daniels, who said he had known he was gay sce the age of five or six, received support om his club and Stonewall before makg his statement and he will need that to ntue bee beg a trailblazer n be a heavy load to rry. "Blackpool forward Jake Daniels speaks exclively on beg the UK's first male profsnal footballer to e out publicly as gay sce Jt talks about g out to his parents, his club, and his team-mat.

BLACKPOOL FC'S JAKE DANIELS OUT AS GAY: 'I’VE HATED LYG MY WHOLE LIFE'

I n't really put a date on , but I was probably five or six years old when I knew I was gay. Zanr Murray signs for Bonnyrigg Rose to bee only openly gay player SPFL.

WHO IS JAKE DANIELS? BLACKPOOL PLAYER OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

Jake Daniels: England's only openly gay active footballer reveals Tom Daley spired him to e out. Jt Fashanu: LGBTQ+ Norwich fan group raisg money to stall statue of first openly gay footballer. At that age you don't really thk that football and beg gay don't mix.

In school people even ed to ask me: "Are you sure you aren't gay?

BLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER ENGLISH FOOTBALL SCE JT FASHANU

It's been subject of beg gay, or bi or queer men's football is still a taboo.

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17-YEAR-OLD IS FIRST ACTIVE UK PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY S

Football v Homophobia: "Football v Homophobia would like to ngratulate Jake on takg this step to share his thentic self the men's profsnal game, pecially at such a young age. "There have prevly been players who felt that they had no place the game as out gay men durg their playg reers, but Jake is showg the world that you n be yourself. To e out publicly as the first openly gay player men's profsnal football the UK the last 30 years tak urage.

The Blackpool forward Jake Daniels has end s of silence wh men’s football to bee the first player the UK to e out as gay sce Jt Fashanu 1990. Photograph: Pl Dennis/TGS Photo/ShutterstockDaniels’s revelatn is a strikg landmark that when men’s football is more engaged wh social issu than any recent time, but still unable to ce progrs LGBTQ reprentatn wh the year Alai Uned’s Josh Cavallo beme the only male top-flight profsnal footballer the world to e out as gay, but others are yet to follow. In six months the men’s World Cup will be played Qatar, where homosexualy is illegal, and Cavallo revealed to the Guardian he would be “sred” to play at the tournament, the pnacle of world English football specifilly, the shadow of the talented and unfulfilled Fashanu still lgers over the game.

LGBT GROUPS ACCE FIFA OF HYPOCRISY FOR PUBLICLY SUPPORTG UK SOCCER'S FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER 30 YEARS, BUT READILY HOSTG A WORLD CUP QATAR

The England ternatnal me out at the end of his reer and was to take his own life eight years later, Fashanu, Jt’s niece, who ns a charable foundatn his name, said that Daniels’s cisn would “e as a huge fort to the many footballers at all levels of the game still secretly livg as gay and who still feel unable to e out”. ESPNMay 16, 2022, 12:35 PM ETBlackpool's Jake Daniels has bee the first active openly gay profsnal male footballer the UK sce 1990 after g out publicly and makg an announcement on 17-year-old recently signed a profsnal ntract wh the Champnship team and ma his club but earlier this month.

Speakg to Sky Sports, Daniels said he hop he n bee a role mol for others and hop there will be a gay Premier League footballer the 17 LGBTQ+ athlet share their g out journeys"Of urse I am aware that there will be a reactn to this and some of will be homophobic, maybe a stadium and on social media, " he said. ✊?️‍? — FIFPRO (@FIFPRO) May 16, 2022 Jt Fashanu beme the first openly gay male Brish footballer 1990 but took his own life at the age of 37, eight years after g out publicly to the Fashanu, there has not been a sgle male player to publicly e out durg his playg reer. "Daniels be the latt male athlete to e out after Alai Uned's Josh Cavallo beme the only openly gay top-flight male profsnal player world football at the time last June, Las Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay.

"I n't really put a date on , but I was probably five or six years old when I knew I was gay. "At that age you don't really thk that football and beg gay don't mix. In May 2022, the 18-year-old Blackpool player beme the first active openly gay profsnal male soccer player the UK sce 1990 when he publicly revealed that he was gay at the age of 17.

JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER, 17, OUT, BEG ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER BRA

Blackpool FC forward Jake Daniels me out as gay a msage posted onto the club’s webse on Monday.

(Mick Walker - CameraSport via Getty Imag)"I’ve known my whole life that I’m gay, and I now feel that I’m ready to e out and be myself, " the msage thanked those who supported him his cisn to e out as gay. "Acrdg to Sky Sports, Daniels is the only active gay male soccer player Bra. "Jt Fashanu was the untry’s first openly gay male soccer player.

(Lewis Storey/Getty Imag)CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPDaniels said he knew he was gay at age 5 or 6.

SOCCER STAR JAKE DANIELS COM OUT, BE UK'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MEN'S PLAYER 32 YEARS

Ryan Gaydos is a senr edor for Fox News Digal. Jake Daniels, a Blackpool Youth Football Club superstar who went on to play profsnally, revealed to the world that he was gay May 2022.

In 1990, Jt Soni Fashanu, otherwise known as Jt, beme the first openly gay profsnal footballer. Sce verg up his sexualy as a young player, Jake is now thrivg as a proud, gay profsnal footballer.

BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST ACTIVE OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL PLAYER BRA

Dpe the 30-year gap between Jt Fashanu and Jake Daniels’ historic announcements, homophobia and discrimatn still plague sports like football. They often share tips for diversy and cln, as well as their own experience of homophobia sports and their g out stori.

Blackpool's Jake Daniels, 17, has bee the UK's first gay male profsnal footballer to e out sce Jt Fashanu teenage striker hop that his cisn to go public about his sexualy will give others the nfince to be themselv.

I’ve known my whole life that I’m gay, and I now feel that I’m ready to e out and be myself.

BLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE MALE SOCCER PLAYER TO E OUT AS GAY

The 17-year-old has followed the footsteps of Josh Cavallo and Matt Morton revealg his orientatn publiclyBlackpool striker Jake Daniels has e out publicly as gay, beg the first player English football to do so sce Jt 17-year-old, who ma his senr but for the club earlier this month agast Peterborough Uned the Champnship, jos a rare band of profsnal sportsmen wh the men's game to intify as LGBTQ+. Jake Daniels, a 17-year-old forward for Blackpool FC England’s send tier, publicly me out as gay Monday a statement released by the club. “I’ve known my whole life that I’m gay, and I now feel that I’m ready to e out and be myself.

“To e out publicly as the first openly gay player men’s profsnal football the UK the last 30 years tak urage.

FIFA tweeted s support for Jake Daniels after the Blackpool player me out as gay Monday. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is beg held Qatar, where beg gay is illegal. LGBTQ+ chari the Uned Kgdom have h out at FIFA for publicly showg s support for Blackpool FC player Jake Daniels, who me out publicly as gay this week, while holdg a World Cup Qatar later this year.

SPORTBLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS, SPIRED BY ALAI'S UNED JOSH CAVALLO, OUT AS GAY

On Monday, Daniels, 17, beme the first male profsnal soccer player the UK to e out as gay while still playg for over 30 last player to do so was Jt Fashanu a statement on Blackpool's webse, Daniels said: "I've been hidg the real me and who I really am. In Qatar, homosexualy is illegal and punishable by month, Senr Qatari lear Major General Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Ansari utned LGBTQ+ fans om attendg the tournament, tellg The Indian Exprs they risked beg attacked.

But Daniels was propelled to hoehold name stat May last year bee he me out as gay, beg the first active Brish player to do so sce Jt Fashanu 1990. On the one hand, mak him somethg of a pneer, seeg the gradual emergence of a new football era, where queer people are no longer the subject of sually homophobic chants or drsg room banter.

A few months before Daniels, Alai Uned left back Josh Cavallo revealed he is gay; more recently, so too did Sparta Prague’s Czech ternatnal Jakub Jankto. The Blackpool fahful regularly wave Pri flags Daniels’ honour, but his fellow teammat rema prone to an unfortunate fx pas, such n be the sualised nature of homophobic language straight-cis-male spac like changg rooms.

JAKE DANIELS CAME OUT BEG THE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE GAY FOOTBALL PLAYER IN 30 YEARS

Then, who knows: maybe Daniels would be the first openly gay Premier League player three s. The Blackpool FC player, 17, me out as gay on Monday a statement, beg the U.